BROOKLYN — Organizers of the 2013 Midwest Open Ice Fishing Tournament will wait until noon Tuesday to decide how to proceed with the annual competition set for Jan. 26 and 27.

Tom Knutson from Knutson’s Recreation Sales in Brooklyn said the event, originally set for Devils Lake, has now been moved to Wamplers Lake due to mild temperatures that have prevented ample ice from forming.

“Wamplers Lake has better ice conditions right now and we have a better chance for success at this point by moving it there,” Knutson said Friday.

As of Friday, ice conditions were not ideal on Devils Lake, Knutson said, with thin ice and open water across the sand bar off Cherry Point.

Knutson said he will make a decision at noon Tuesday whether the competition can take place Jan. 26 and 27 or if it will have to be postponed to February.

“We are hoping the cold temperatures next week will encourage some ice making,” he said.

The 2012 tournament was canceled due to lack of ice.

Those who had signed up were given the option of being automatically registered for the 2013 event.

Though no spaces are left for the 150-team event, Knutson said, the public is invited to watch the weigh-in and $16,000 prize announcement at 2 p.m. Jan. 27 at Columbia Central High School, 11775 Hewitt Road in Columbia Township.